2026-10-13 - Board of Selectmen

Right. You got a lot of public hearing talking  tonight. Yeah. They got a lot of God. Okay.   Good evening. Welcome to the October 13,  2026 meeting of the Board of Selectmen.   This meeting is being

recorded and streamed by  Millbury Public Access Cable Television available   live on public access channels Charter 191 or  Verizon 26. This meeting is also available through   Zoom US download or by

phone. Anyone who is  participating through Zoom US download or by phone   should state their name and address when speaking.  Would you join me for the pledge of allegiance? I pledge allegiance to

the flag of the  United States of America and to the republic   for which it stands, one nation under God,  indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Okay, we'll start it up. Brian, you want to

take  us into our first public hearing? Uh, yep. I can   just Oh. Oh, wait. No, wait. I skipped citizens  speak again. Okay. Citizens speak. Questions for   the board of selectmen should be forwarded

to  town manager at milmass.gov by 400 p.m. Monday,   October 12th, 2026. Is anybody here for citizen  speak? No. Okay. And now we'll go into a public   hearing. Got it. The Milbury Board of

Selectmen  will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, October   13th, 2026 at 6 p.m. at the Municipal Office  Building, 127 Elm Street, Millbury, Mass to act   upon the application from Quincy

Amusements,  Inc. at 70 Worcester Providence Turnpike,   Millbury Mass for a change of officers, directors,  LLC managers, or a change in ownership from Harbor   Lights Entertainment, Inc. to HLE

Target Co. LLC.  And I'll make a motion to open the public hearing.   Mike. Oh, I need a second for us. Mike.  Yes. Brian, Nick, Brian, and Amy. Yes. Okay. All right. Is that Caroline? I'm on Zoom.

Caroline  O'Connell. I'm here representing Quincy Amusements   in connection with this um change of ownership and  officers and directors. Um what's happening is the   showcase cinema uh chain of um

movie theaters is  being sold and Quincy Amusements is one of the   locations. Um it is being purchased by a company  called Canopoulos which is uh a public company   out of Belgium. Um that is the

parent company in  the corporate ownership structure. Um as far as   operations or anything that's happening with the  location, there will be absolutely no changes. is   the license manager is

staying the same trying to  make it as seamless as possible. So other than the   change of ownership there should be no apparent  changes to the operations. Okay. Do you happen to   know I know the

last time I talked with Amy the l  uh the insurance bind I had. Yes. I provided the   updated insurance certificate to Amy last week.  I I meant to ask her that today and I didn't. So   yeah one one

that is not expired. Yes. Okay.  Thank you. Of course. Of course. This was our   first big challenge with processing the licenses.  Does anybody else have any questions? I don't. No.   Seems pretty

straightforward. Okay. Anybody in  the audience? Anybody on Zoom? Okay. I'll make   a motion to close the public hearing. I'll second.  Yes. Mike? Yes. Brian? Yes. Nick? Brian? Yes. Yes. All right.

And let's see. I will make a motion to approve a change  of officers, directors, LLC managers,   and a change in ownership from Harbor  Lights Entertainment, Inc. to HLE Target   Co. LLC. I'll second.

All in favor? I. Okay.  Thank you. Thank you very much. Thank you. And what time do we have? 6:05. We should  be okay, right? Yeah. My my says 6:05. Oh,   right on the right on the money. We're on it.

In  conformity with the requirements of section 22   of chapter 166 of the Massachusetts General  Laws, you're hereby notified that a public   hearing will be held in the Millbury Town  Hall, 127 Elm

Street, Millbury, on Tuesday,   October 13th, 2026 at 6:05 p.m. on the  petition Massachusetts Electric Company,   DBA National Grid and Verizon New England,  Inc. request permission to locate

poles,   wires, and fixtures, including the necessary  sustaining and protecting fixtures along and   across the following public way. Southwest Cutoff  National Grid to install one JO pole on

Southwest   Cutoff beginning at a point approximately 550 ft  east of the center line of the intersection of   Route 20 connector and continuing approximately  0 feet in an east direction. National

grid to   install P10-50-86E of existing P10 on south  side of Southwest Cutoff. Wherefore appraise   that after due notice and hearing as provided by  law, it be granted a location for and

permission   to erect and maintain poles and wires together  with such sustaining and protecting fixtures as   it may find necessary said poles to be erected  substantially in accordance with the plan

filed   here with marked southwest cutoff Millbury,  Massachusetts number 31324708. And I will   motion to open the public hearing. Second. All  in favor? I Michael? Yes. Brian, Nick, Brian, are you

here from the grid? Come on  up in case we have any questions. You   know that you know the drill. Yeah. And  you're like, "Oh, man. I got to stand." Uh, Colton Marshall, representative for  National

Grid. Um pole 10-50 is a midspan   pole being installed between pole existing pole  10 and existing pole 11 for the installation of a   capacitor bank. Uh our our distribution engineers  has

designated that this feeder needs a capacitor   smart cap um to correct power factor and it can't  go on any of the adjacent poles. So a new midspan   is needed just for this device. I was trying to

figure out where on route 20 this is. Um it's   over by the waste treatment center and the like  parking lot, whatever by the pike. Um that's why   the parking ride. No houses there. Oh, if I scroll

down a little bit, I would have seen it. Yes,   there's really no butters besides the the  pike and the wastewater treatment center. Yeah, those capacitors, those will those will  help clean up the

dirty power pretty much,   right? Correct. Yeah. Wow.  Yeah. Been learning. Good job. Anybody else have any questions? No. Okay.  Anybody on Zoom? I always forget that.   Make a motion to close the

public hearing. I'll  second. Michael, Brian, yes. Nick, yes. Brian,   yes. And I'm Yes. Okay. Yeah. I mean, my generally  speaking with these, my first question is whether   or not any abutters have

any issues with it. I  mean, something like a capacitor in this instance,   I would have been curious. Again, with seeing on  the grid where it is, it makes sense that there's   no rebuttals from

anybody over there. I'd be  surprised. And it was it's okay with the DPW   and the tree warden. Perfect. That's good to know.  I will make a motion to approve the pole petition   uh for route 20

southwest cutoff the the file here  with marked southwest cut off mil number 31324708. Second. All in favor? I. I. I. Okay. And the next one is giant. Is it 6:10? We got  to wait one second. One

minute. 10 seconds. There it is. 6:10. Okay. In conformity with  the requirements of chapter 22 of section 22,   excuse me, of chapter 166 of the Massachusetts  General Laws, you're hereby notified

that   a public hearing will be held in the Millbury  Town Hall, 127 Elm Street, Millbury on Tuesday,   October 13th, 2026 at 6:10 p.m. on the  petition Massachusetts Electric Company,   DBA National

Grid, and Verizon New England,  Inc. request permission to locate poles,   wires, and fixtures, including the necessary  and sustaining and protecting fixtures along   and across the following public

way. Park Hill A.  National Grid to install one JO pole on Park Hill   A beginning at at a point approximately 415 ft  south of the center line at the intersection of   Clear View Terrace. National

grid to install one  new 45 ft class 2 pole P18-50 on Park Hill Ave.   This pole will serve as a takeoff for an overhead  pole line on the driveway of 55 Park Hill for new   service. Wherefore it

prays that after due  notice and hearing as provided law by law,   it be granted a location for and permission to  erect and maintain poles and wires together with   such sustaining and protecting

fixtures  as it may find necessary said poles to be   erected substantially in accordance with  the plan filed here with marked Park Hill   a Millbury Massachusetts number 31255425. And  I'll make a

motion to open the public hearing. Michael, yes. Brian, yes. Nick,  yes Brian, yes. And I'm a yes. Okay, this one has some abutters because  I see the big giant list. Yes. So,   this is a midspan pole

between existing pole  19 and existing pole 18, pole 18-50. Um,   this will then jump over into private property  at 55 Park Hill Ave for a uh new customer. And I'd imagine to the chair that this  was

the need for this is because of where   the current two poles are in comparison in  relation to where this property is. It just   dictates that a polls needed in the scenario.  Correct. If poll 18

could have been used,   we would have come off that existing  poll rather than request a new one. Okay. I'm on the wrong one. I think  I get the same one twice. I have the aerial here if that's  what

you're looking for. Yeah. So, pole 18 is in someone's  driveway. Is that that how it's read? It says existing I believe the existing  pool 18-50 on 18-50 is the is the poll in   question for the um

proposed location 18 and  19 are existing. So this is just splitting   the span. Okay. New house. New house is  going into I believe. Yes. New house. Let's see here. Oh, I see. Yep. This is  the new

house. Okay. And then it's just   splitting this and it's like there's  it's not really on there. Okay. I'm   not worried. And uh is is 18-51 existing or  is that also being built but just Yeah. So

that is also proposed. Yeah. But it's on  private property that'll be an easement   um and unrelated. Perfect. Thank you. So it's  just shown on here so for visual to see where   the line's going to

be going. the overhead  lines and fixtures. Appreciate it. Yep. Okay. I have no other questions. Oh,  anybody in the audience? Anybody on Zoom? I'll make I'll make a motion to close the  public

hearing. I'll second. Brian, yes. Nick,   yes. Brian, yes. And I'm a yes. And I will make  a motion to approve the poll petition for 1J pole   um on Park Hill Ave with or the plan filed Park  Hill a

Millbury Massachusetts number 31255425. I'll second. All in favor? I. Okay.  Thank you. Appreciate the time. That   one was easy for you this time. Not  always. No, I know. I know. And that   was also

approved by the DPW. Okay. New  business one. Millbury landfill solar   lease amendment and notice of lease. Do  you want to come up? And it's your turn. Paul Ro Amoresco. Um I'm here to answer any

questions on that. The amendment is fairly   straightforward. All we're doing is finalizing  what we put in there um which was what we uh had   put in for the uh uh for the construction plans.  Um and

defining what the least area is. Um we also   wanted to further clarify the the mowing because  of the uh the topography of topography of that.   The DPW does mow because they have a special  mower on

those slanted hills. he actually will   take care of all the mowing that's underneath  the panels and within 5 ft and then within the   area of our other equipment down lower down.  So, we just wanted

to just clarify that for   everybody on there. Okay. You're on TV. So, now  it's it's law now. We got it recorded. Yeah. So, I think tonight all we have to do is vote to  approve what um Mark signed

the lease agreement if   what I'm understanding. Yes. Yeah. It's just  these amendments to that lease. those. Yeah,   those those two two amendments and I think  your outside council has reviewed

that. I'll say this. It was crazy reading the  original one. It was in 2020. I'm just   glad we were up and gone. I'm sure it was  similarly through a few administrations. I have no question. I don't

have any questions.  As a for all set, I will make a motion to approve   the lease amendment as written for the Millbury  landfill solar agreement and authorize the acting   town manager to sign and

and authorize the acting  town manager to sign the agreement. Second. All   in favor? I. Just to clarify, he's signing the  amendment and then also a notice of the lease just   so that it's getting

getting recorded. So, he's  he's basically signing those two documents. Uh,   I'll just I'll make a second mo-motion  on it. Why not? I'll make a motion also   to to authorize the town manager to

sign  the notice of lease. I'll second. All in   favor? I. All right. Thank you. Thank you.  Appreciate it. Thank you. Invest in a milky. Okay. There was a lot of  seconds and minutes on that   thing.

I didn't understand  it. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Um,   okay. New business to appoint Keith Lacrosse  to the Millbury Fire Historical Committee. I'll make a motion to appoint Keith Lacrosse to  the Millbury

Fire Historical Committee if there's   no discussion on it. just said I appreciate him  offer willing to offer up his time. I know he was   somebody here. He was vocal at one of our recent  meetings

and I appreciate the participation. I'll   second that motion. All in favor? I I Okay.  Thanks, Keith. So, new new business three.   We already did that, but I just wanted to bring  up I don't know if

anybody got the email from Amy   about possibly meeting next week. Um, we would be  in executive session to strategize a contract. So,   and I wasn't positive, Nick, if you cuz of early  voting that

we're going to have it at the fire   department as long as they allow us, which I  think they would, but so just be on the lookout   for that. My my only request, I don't know if  everybody has their

schedules in front of them,   would just be 6:30 would be ideal for me, just  Okay. Yeah. daycare coverage versus 6:00 for this,   but that's fine. Yep. Is there a date that's  better for you or I I

I'm fine with the 19th   if that works better for you all. I can also do  the 20th if needed. It's more a timing. I just   threw it out there so I had to know if Yeah,  I have a board meeting on the

uh 19th at 5   um for a nonprofit. Oh my god. Um so I should  be I should be good though for 6:30 on the   20th. That shouldn't be a problem. Okay,  that's fine. You know your schedule, Mike,   by

chance? That'll work. Make that work. All  right. So Amy will try for the 20th at 6:30 and and you two don't have to be there. All right, management update.  Mark isn't here tonight,   so do you

everybody have a chance  to read his management update? Yeah, looks like the high school  gym floor is all set now. Yeah,   that was much uh ahead of schedule. I thought  it was going to be

Thanksgiving. Yeah. So,   good to see that big time. And I like the  fact that WS Development, which owns the mall,   is going to install new security cameras  at Shaw School. Beautiful. Oh, that's

good. And I'll read just the other thing I  think those are important. Um building   permit has been pulled for police  substation at the Blackstone shops and what they're going to mail out  postcards

with a QR code instead of   the full town meeting warrant booklet which I  think is a great great idea too. Definitely. Oh, and the salt shed is Yeah, it's looking good.  When did I read that? There's

a nice picture of it   at the bottom. Yeah, the sh-salt shed is up.  Better than that dilapidated building. Yeah. And then Chief Lewos will be the acting  town manager through the the 17th to the

24th. That was a pre-planned vacation.  So, Yep. Okay. I think that's good. Anybody have any questions  for He's not even on Zoom.   um review and approve previous minutes of August  20th, 2026. Yeah,

that was a quick meeting. So,   um no issues with what was written. I'll make  a motion to approve the minutes of August 20,   2026. I'll second. All in favor? I Okay.  Round table discussion and

citizens feedback   limited to three minutes. Discussion on  agenda items heard at this meeting only. Nick, I think you're reading all this mail is  going to be longer than a meeting. Anybody on

Zoom? No. Okay. Dates to remember. Okay. Okay.  Dates to remember. Okay. In my packet, just to   clarify for mail, I just have that one letter.  Yeah. Okay. Good. I should have said no. Dates to

remember. No, it's all good. It's all right. I was  like, uhoh, what are you seeing that I'm not? Um,   bring this nice and close. Okay. Um, the Millbury  Flu Clinic, uh, take a lesson from me, is

uh,   taking place Wednesday, October 14th, 9 until  11:00 a.m. at the Millbury Senior Center. Um,   anyone who's over the age of three, um, don't show  up if you don't feel well because a flu

shot's   not going to help you. Make sure you bring an  insurance card, your glasses if needed, and wear a   short sleeve shirt. Um, if you have any questions,  you can call the senior center at

508-865-9154. Fall funday is taking place at the Asa Waters  Mansion Sunday, October 18th from 12 until 5:00   p.m. at the Asa Waters Mansion. There will  be vendors, a chili cookoff, live music,

and a caricature artist and more. The senior and  veteran uh tax workoff program is uh restarting   November 1st. You can earn up to $1,500 off of  your taxes. Applications are now available. Uh

please see Josh at the Millbury Senior Center  or contact the senior center at 508-865-9154   for more information. The annual turkey raffle is  taking place at the First Congregational Church   uh

November 20th at 6:30. Um, it will take place  at my bad. I read that too quickly. The they're   hosting it, but it's taking place at the Charles  F. Mini VFW post at 16 South Main Street. Um, and

that'll be taking place at 5:30 for doors opening  and it'll start at 6:30. Um, the first place prize   is $500. Second is $250 Amazon gift card. Third  place prize is an assorted wine. And fourth

place   prize would be the Thanksgiving dinner basket with  a turkey. Uh numerous items will be displayed to   be raffled off during the meeting and refreshments  will also be sold. So if you have any

questions,   uh contact Linda Paulac. Um they'll be selling  um tickets also at well. If you never been,   you should go, right, Jenny? It's a fun fun  night. Awesome. It is. Um, and courtesy Oh,

that's and courtesy of the Millbury Public Health,  October is breast cancer awareness month. So,   up in the front hallway there are uh some goodies  and some uh uh bags that have been put together

by the director of public health to share with  the community and she encourages you to take   them and to also support those who are battling  and those who are um survivors as well. That's   it for

dates to remember. Okay. No mail. Okay,  this is a good one. I know. Exciting. I know. I'll make sure I have my best reading  voice. Dear Mrs. Krumsiek, the Millbury,   the Department of Public Works

received a generous  donation in the amount of $140,000 from National   Grid for the repaving of Cindy Lane and Nicole  Drive. In accordance with Mass General Law,   chapter 44, section 53A, I'm

requesting  that the board of selectmen accept this   and authorize the Department of Public  Works to expend the funds. The donation   will be deposited into the Cindy Lane and Nicole  Drive gift

account. If you need any information,   please contact me. Sincerely, Matt  Stencil, DPW director. And with that,   I'll make a motion to accept the $140,000 from  National Grid for the repaving of

Cindy Lane   and Nicole Drive and authorize the DPW to um  expend the that into the u expend those funds   after they're deposited into the Cindy Lane  and Nicole Drive gift account. Second. All   in

favor? I. Okay. On a good note, community  events and positive stories about Millbury and we don't have any know what we can say. We  met with the with Mr. Begin, the new town manager   yesterday. Um,

things went well and that's why we  want to jump into an executive session next week.   And don't forget, like Nick said, it's breast  cancer awareness month, so get your mammograms. The the board of

health also has um flu  bags. I grabbed one of those yesterday   has a thermometer and then mine just broke, so it  was perfect timing. Thank you. Anybody else? No,   it's been kind of quiet. I was

just going  to say if uh is there anything with early   voting? Has the town clerk put anything  else out? Yes, it starts next week, right? Y what? What is it for? Two weeks or I  think it's two weeks

in the first one. Oh,   she was watching. Early voting. Sorry. We  usually mention it at every meeting. There we   go. Hello. Hi. Um milburymma.gov gov has a whole  explainer that includes our early

voting calendar,   our registration deadline, what to  do if you're not a registered voter,   what to do if you are a registered  voter but need to request a ballot. So,   I encourage people to go to

the website under  I believe it's news and announcements. It's   a second one down and it should include a  printable calendar of all the early voting   uh dates and times. All right, perfect.  And

we're you're all set for the gymnasium,   right? Yes. I wanted to keep that a secret before  it fully got announced, but yes, we're good to go.   All right. All right. Okay. Thank you. You're

welcome. That's a good note. Yeah. Okay. Well,   she came in one door. I know. She went She  went in there. I'm My mind is blown. Okay.   I'll make a motion to adjourn. I'll second.  All in favor? I

Okay. Thank you. Good night.